Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’
Why You Got Fat
April 20th, 2010Advocare Muscle Fuel
January 28th, 2010Got Fish Burps? How About Krill Oil…
January 15th, 2010There are all sorts of crummy supplements on the market you don’t need. Some of the stuff is flat out junk. Some of the stuff is good, but the actual product and brand is lousy.
And then, there are some products that are just flat out awesome for you.
Bottom line: The health benefits associated with a quality Krill Oil supplement are just too powerful to ignore. I don’t know if I can be any more blunt about it.
Besides the fact Krill Oil doesn’t cause “fish burps” like fish oil capsules do (some of my clients complain of this which is why I turn them to Krill Oil), its just one of the best sources of Essential Fatty Acids.
Krill Oil can also:
Help protect your heart
Improve your memory
Strengthen your immune system
Minimize the damage caused by free radicals
Reduce joint pain and PMS symptoms
Aid the fat loss process
I’m telling you, it really is one heck of a powerful supplement. And the only brand I recommend is the brand I trust completely – Prograde Nutrition.
Their EFA Icon is the best Krill Oil product on the market, as far as I’m concerned.
Make it a great day!
Richard
PS – Again, there are all sorts of lousy supplements on the market. But a solid Krill Oil product is NOT one of them. It’s an extremely powerful nutritional product with extraordinary benefits. For the best quality Krill Oil get Prograde Nutrition’s EFA Icon http://www.ProgradePerformance.com/efa-icon
PPS – Prograde also includes the research studies on Krill Oil. Just click on one of the links above to check those out. You’ll find them at the bottom of the page.
Top Vitamins for Women Revealed
January 13th, 2010Okay, so you know Vitamins and Minerals are important. Most every woman knows that.
However, not everyone understands WHY they are so important for their body. So I recently asked Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter to give us the easy rundown on the Top Women’s Vitamins. Here’s what he had to say:
Vitamin A – This vitamin contributes to the health of you eyes, skin and nails.
Vitamim B – While B Vitamins are often referred to as “energy vitamins” they don’t actually give you a surge of energy, per se. What they actually do is help facilitate metabolic reaction in the body to create energy. They’re also necessary for a healthy metabolism.
Vitamin C – This women’s vitamin is a great antioxidant and immune system booster. It also helps skin health.
Vitamin D – Helps women absorb calcium. And it may help prevent certain types of cancer.
calcium – It’s actually a mineral not a vitamin. And as most women know already, it improves bone density.
Pretty simple, right? But you can also see why it’s so important to understand vitamins for women. When we understand the reasons to make healthier choices it helps us make them.
Now, I get asked all the time by women which vitamin supplements, if any, they need to be taking. Great question.
Well, if your nutrition is 100% perfect all the time then you probbaly don’t need to take any.
But that’s not the case for most women. Most women are busy as heck and don’t always find the time for proper nutrition. So if that’s the case with you I recommend taking a Whole Foods based Multi-Vitamin. And the only one I recommend is Prograde Nutrition’s VGF 25+ for Women.
It’s actually really cool because it’s literally made from 25 veggies, greens and fruits. You should definitely check out Prograde’s Womens Vitamins. At the very top of the page is the list of ingredients. You can see the 25 whole foods they use to make VGF 25+ for Women.
Make it a great day!
/Richard
Rigorous Nutrition 101
January 8th, 2010I’m holding a FREE Nutrition Seminar this Saturday:
It starts at 11am and lasts for an hour. Get the details below.
http://crossfitbirmingham.ning.com/events/rigorous-nutrition-101
CFB Diet Mashup *Focus* (Challenge)
September 15th, 2009
Okay… it’s here.
Once again we’re going for a CFB Diet Mashup Challenge. Hell yeah it’s a challenge, but I just want you to focus and keep your eating habits/nutrition top of mind for the next thirty days.
Let’s peel this down to the basics:
What to eat – Meats, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruits, some starch, minimize processed foods, and avoid refined sugar. Maximize performance with proper supplements and performance engineered foods. This is a Diet Mashup – a hybrid of Paleo and Zone ideas, along with my mods.
[Note: You do not have to measure and weigh out your food if you stick to this plan of eating mainly whole foods (meats, fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds). However, if you decide to eat some less favorable carbs (i.e. bread) you must measure and weigh your food. At that point I recommend you go with my starting point formula.]
Drink water, some milk (if you wish), regular coffee (for you coffee drinkers out there), green tea, and minimize (or cut out completely) alcohol. Hey – it’s only for thirty days, but I’m in SEC country and it’s football season, so I understand. 
Now, if you’re sucking during the workouts and your times aren’t getting any better, AND you whine about it, I’m going to tell you to cut that crap out ASAP. Why? Prolly because you can’t handle yourself on Gameday and end up drinking too much.
Okay, so now that we’re clear, we’re running this Diet Mashup concurrently with the Fall Rowing Challenge. Thirty days folks. Suck it up and just do it. Keep focused and stop making excuses for eating shi##y during the typical work week.
You will see and feel a Radical change in your body and performance when you stick to the Fall Rowing Challenge and CFB Diet Mashup for the next 30 days.
